damn it.. fish tragedies.

I found a store with rummies and I've been adding them 3 at a time to not overstock the tank all at once. UGH. My fish from that store had been great so far. The last 3 I added all my rummies broke out with ich a week after I got them. Treated with salt and heat, but all 11 of my rummies were dead in 3 days.

The rest of my fish were fine. After 2 weeks treating I did a big cleaning and water change, then did something STUPID. All of the fish left in the tank were bigger, so I thought I could get away with leaving the filter tube diffuser off over night to suck up the bigger floating stuff faster. I bet all of you reading this are groaning right?

Next day my SAE and my biggest female betta were "missing". Yeah. not cool. Who knew an almost 4" fish would get sucked up the tube? Everyone but me probably. That was my favorite fish and was not easy to find locally.

0 members like this

Comment by GSP on April 1, 2013 at 11:50am: "Salt Treatment" for ich is like putting a bandaid on a burn. Please have a proper medicinal ich treatment at home and ready to use at the first sign of an outbreak.

GL.

Comment by HeatherS on April 1, 2013 at 2:16pm: thanks for your opinion.

Comment by seth roach on April 1, 2013 at 11:08pm: rummies are real sensitive. but they are great fish keep the tank clean. weekly water changes and good vibes. i find it pretty ridiculous that your sae got sucked up especially one that big but anything can happen give it another try and learn from your mistakes and ive had very good luck with salt treatment but sometimes no matter what you just caught them too late. goodluck i hope to get a good rummy school going soon too